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Estimating the incidence of adverse events in Portuguese hospitals: a contribution to improving quality and patient safety

BACKGROUND: Several review studies have shown that 3.4% to 16.6% of patients in acute care hospitals experience one or more adverse events. Adverse events (AEs) in hospitals constitute a significant problem with serious consequences and a challenge for public health. The occurrence of AEs in Portugu...

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Autores principales: Sousa, Paulo, Uva, António Sousa, Serranheira, Florentino, Nunes, Carla, Leite, Ema S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25034870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-311